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Permaculture for the Homesteader and Gardener ❖History ❖Core Tenants & Principles ❖Theory ❖Design Principles ❖Common Strategies & Practices What Is Permaculture?

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Permaculture for the Homesteader and Gardener ❖History ❖Core Tenants & Principles ❖Theory ❖Design Principles ❖Common Strategies & Practices What Is Permaculture? Permaculture for the Homesteader and Gardener ❖History ❖Core Tenants & Principles ❖Theory ❖Design Principles ❖Common Strategies & Practices What is Permaculture? ❖ A system of agricultural and social design principles based on emulating patterns and features observed in nature. ❖ "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation, rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system.” – Bill Mollison ❖Seeks to: o integrate people, land, resources through mutually beneficial cooperation o imitate the no-waste, closed- loop systems seen in diverse natural systems ❖A multidisciplinary toolbox includes: agriculture waste management water harvesting and hydrology animal systems energy aquaculture natural building appropriate technology forestry economics community development ❖A design system using concepts, materials, and strategic components to benefit life in all its forms ❖Work with, rather than against, nature ❖Reduce footprint ❖Identify and apply holistic solutions applicable to any scale rural and urban setting ❖ It has many branches that include, but are not limited to: o ecological design o environmental design & construction o integrated water resources management o sustainable architecture ❖ 1929 - Joseph Russell Smith took up an antecedent term as the subtitle for Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture o saw the world as an inter-related whole and suggested mixed systems of trees with crops below ❖ 1930s o Toyohiko Kagawa pioneered forest farming in Japan - inspiration for “sustainable agriculture” o Masanobu Fukuoka advocated no-till orchards, gardens and natural farming ❖ Australian P. A. Yeomans o 1940s - introduced observation-based approach to land use in Australia o 1950s – used keyline design to manage the supply and distribution of water o 1964 defined “permanent agriculture” as that which can be sustained indefinitely in his book Water for Every Farm ❖ Stewart Brand and Mark Lynas – grandfather‘s of the Green Movement ❖ Ruth Stout and Esther Deans pioneered no-dig gardening ❖ 1978 – “Permaculture” first coined by Australians David Holmgren (then a graduate student) and his professor, Bill Mollison o originally referred to "permanent agriculture", but expanded to also stand for "permanent culture“ o Primary agenda: to assist people to become more self-reliant through the design and development of productive and sustainable gardens and farms Core Tenets of Permaculture ❖ The three core tenant: o Care for the Earth o Care for the People o Return of Surplus (Fair Share) Core Tenets of Permaculture ❖Care for the earth: o Condition necessary for all life systems to continue and multiply ▪ Without a healthy earth, humans cannot flourish ▪ Apply environmentally and socially sound principles ▪ Food, water and energy independence ▪ Small-scale and long-term productivity ▪ Rejuvenate landscapes Core Tenets of Permaculture ❖Care for the people: o Condition for people to access those resources necessary for their existence ▪ Encourage active cooperation ▪ Empower people to act and care for themselves, family and community ▪ Develop networks and trust Core Tenets of Permaculture ❖Return of surplus: o aka Fair Share ▪ take no more than what is needed before we reinvest the surplus o Reinvest surpluses back into the system to provide for the first two ethics o Includes returning waste back into the system to recycle into usefulness Permaculture Design Principles ❖ Theory o Derived from the science of systems ecology and study of pre-industrial examples of sustainable land use ▪ Central concept: maximize useful connections between components and synergy of the final design ▪ Focus is not on each separate element, but rather on the relationships among and between elements, the whole becoming greater than the sum of its parts. ▪ Seeks to minimize waste, human labor, and energy input by building systems with maximal benefits between design elements to achieve a high level of synergy. ▪ Designs evolve over time just like natural systems ❖ Ecology: Life’s Networks o ‘Nested ecosystem’ ▪ Microclimates are nested in bioregions ▪ Bioregions are nested in Earth’s biosphere o Local systems are both autonomous and interdependent o The greater diversity within a system, the more resilient it is o The greater the diversity, the more energy is used efficiently ❖ Ecological Design Principles o Preserve genetic diversity o Respect life of all species o Allow ecosystems to evolve o Use species and habitats sustainably o Design closed systems in which all needs are met ❖ Functions of healthy ecosystems: o Create and support life o Clean air and water through filtration o Regulate the atmosphere by recycling nitrogen and carbon o Build healthy soils o Manage pests and diseases o Perpetuate themselves o Become closed systems ❖ Our Ecological Footprint o The measure of a person, town, city or a nation’s use of resources o Average American requires approx. 17 acres to sustain lifestyle o Everything we consume requires: ▪ Raw resources ▪ Processing ▪ Manufacturing ▪ Handling ▪ Transportation Ecological footprint (countries of one million people or more) Country Footprint per person How many Earths? Kuwait 8.9 global hectares 5.1 Australia 8.3 4.8 United Arab Emirates 8.1 4.7 Qatar 7.0 4.0 United States of America 6.8 3.9 Canada 6.6 3.8 Sweden 6.5 3.8 Bahrain 6.2 3.6 Trinidad and Tobago 6.0 3.5 Singapore 5.9 3.4 Source: GFN (2011 data) ❖ Energy Flow o All life forms require energy o Sunlight > photosysnthesis > chemical energy (carbohydrates, sugars, waxes, oils) o Energy flows through the food chain via consumption o Matter cycles ▪ Eat and be eaten ❖ Surplus causes pollution o Bioaccumulation / toxicity o Systemic poisoning of water, air, soils ❖ Shortages result in depletion o Shortage of nutrients results in poor growth / death ❖ Balance o When food chains interlock they form a food web Aquatic Food Web Terrestrial Food Web ❖ Limiting factors o Temperature o Rainfall o Soil o Daylength o Altitude ❖ Climate is the primary determinant of vegetation ❖ Succession 14 Permaculture Design Principles 1. Observe and interact 8. Optimize edges 2. Connect 9. Use and value renewable resources and services 3. Catch and store energy 10. Turn problems into solutions 4. Each element performs multiple functions - stacking functions 11. Obtain a yield 5. Each function is supported by 12. Creatively use and respond to multiple elements - redundancy change 6. Least change for greatest effect 13. Apply self-regulation and accept feedback 7. Use small and slow solutions 14. Mistakes are tools for learning Design Principles (cont.) 1. Observe and Interact: Get to Know the Land Use protracted and thoughtful observation rather than prolonged and thoughtless action. Observe your land through all of the seasons before taking action. o Topography o Soils o Solar orientation o Existing Vegetation o Hydrology o Fire Danger o Climate and Microclimates o Neighbors ▪ Coldest and hottest temps o Views ▪ Prevailing winds o Noise ▪ Cold sinks, hot spots o Wildlife ▪ Length of day ▪ USDA Region Design Principles (cont.) 2. Connect o Use relative location: Place elements in ways that create useful relationships and time-saving connections among all parts 3. Catch and Store Energy / Energy Cycling o From sun to water to waste, seek to create a closed-loop cycle o Conservation Design Principles (cont.) 4. Each element performs multiple functions - Stacking Functions o Choose and place each element to perform as many functions as possible o Nothing has just one function ▪ a trellis supports and shades ▪ A compost pile recycles waste, boosts soil health, gives you exercise o Beneficial connections between diverse components create a stable whole 5. Each function is supported by multiple elements – Redundancy o Use multiple methods to achieve important functions and to create synergies. o Redundancy protects when one or more elements fail ▪ Plants benefit from multiple strategies: irrigation, mulching, wind deflection, shade, companion planting 6. Least Change for Greatest Effect o Find the “leverage points” in the system and intervene there, where the least work accomplishes the most change 7. Use Small and Slow Solutions o Start with the smallest solutions that will do the job, and o Build on your successes, with variations o Grow by chunking 8. Optimize Edges o Nature doesn't waste space, and it often uses edges (of ponds, paths, etc) for greater diversity o By increasing the amount of edges you can increase your own diversity ▪ keyhole gardens 9. Use Biological and Renewable Resources o Use small branches for a trellis instead of a plastic store-bought version 10. Turn Problems into Solutions o Constraints can inspire creative design 11. Obtain a Yield: o Design for both immediate and long-term returns from your efforts: “You can’t work on an empty stomach.” 12. Creatively Use and Respond to Change o The designer’s imagination and skill limit productivity and diversity more than any physical limit Design Principles (cont.) 13. Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback: o Look at what is working and not working, or even feedback from your neighbors o Ignoring the signs of a dysfunctional system spells disaster 14. Mistakes are tools for learning o Look at what is working and not working o feedback from your neighbors 6 Permaculture Zones: Zones 0-5 o Zones - a way of intelligently organizing design
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